Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-15
FIFTIETII CNOGRESS.
A Large Number, or Communications
and Petitions.
Among Hills Introduced IL One by
senator Wilson for the Relief OF
the River Land settlers.
SENATE

SENATE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Harris suggest.
ed that bills and memories might be in.
troduced and referred. Hom opposed
the proposition stating that IL was an
ancient custom Of the Senate not to en-
ter upon any ordinary business until after
hearing the communication from the
President at the beginning Of the session.
That was mark of respect due from the
legislative department of the Government
10 the Executive. He therefore moved u
recess for an hour. Motion agreed to.
After the recess had been extended for a
quarteru an hour longer. Morrill, re-
ported that the Joint committee appointed
to wait upon the President had per.
formed its duty and had been informed
that the President would imme.
diately communicate with Congress in
writing Thercupon several messages were
presented by the Presidents private sec
rotary. McCook. Secretary of the Senate
commenced reading the presidents mes
sage, which was finished at 1880, after
which adjournment was taken
HOUSE.
Cox, Of New York, chairman on the
Committee to Inform the President of the
Organization of the house, reported the
committee had performed its duty and
that the President would communicate
with tho house forthwith. Several amend
ments to the rules were submitted 4,
1920 recess was taken fer twenty minps "a
and the time subsequently, eS,endel TO
l:l0. At the expiration of the recess
Pruden, the Presidents private Secretary
appeared at the Car of the House with
the Presidents annual message and it's
reading was immediately began. Aftc'
the reading of the message adiournme.t
was taken until Thursday.
SENATE
WASHINGTON. Dec. Tin the Senate,
after the presentation Of various com.
munications from the heads Of Depart.
mcnts and Courts of Claims, Cullom re-
marked the rule was that when bills are
introduced before the committees are ap.
pointed to leave such bills on the table
and that ii created unnecessary work, and
he therefore, moved that the Senate ad.
journ, but he withdrew the motion TEN,
porariy to permit Plumb to offer reso-
luton calling on the Commissioner OF
Agriculture for Information ms to whether
any person ir the employment Of that
Department, making experiments as to
the manufacture Of sugar from Iorghum,
had obtained OF applied for patent or
patents connected with such manufacture
and growing out Of such experiments,
The resoluti IN was adopted. Farwell
asked his colleague to withdraw his mo-
ton so as to allow him to introduce bill
to perpetuate the National Bank System.
Cullom declined, and at 1890 the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dec S.--After the read.
ing Of the journal and the presentation
of a few department communications, the
Senate on motion of Senator Farwell ad'
journed until Monday
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House the
annual reports of the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Attorney General ant
Clerk of the House
TIE Committee on Mileage was an
nounced as follows: Rogers, Ark I; Belden
New York; Howard. Ind Burnett, Mass.
and FELTON,, Gala
A number of resolutions providing for
the amendment of the rules Of the House
were offered and referred.
The House then adjourned until Mon.
day.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. l2-The President
today sent to the Senate large number
nominations. They were nearly all ap.
ppintments made during the recess, and
in most cases the nominees are already in
Office. Among the bills introduced in the
Senate to-day was one by Farwell TO reg
ulale immigration.
Senator Wilson introduced bill for
the relief of the Des Mnines river land
settlers. and also bills making appropria,
tions for the erection of public buildings
at Sioux City and Fort Dodge, for III,
establishment of international arbitration,
for the construction of a foot passenger
and wagon road bridge over the Missis
sippi at Burlington and for the amend.
ment of sections two and four of tho
interstate commerce law, one of the
amendments proposed being to repea
the provision which authorizes the Com
missioners to suspend the long and short
haul clause. He also proposes 10 strike
out, where it occurs. the words ''undei
precisely similar circumstances
HOUSE.
| A number of executive communica
tipns, principally relative to private lane
claims in New Mexico. were laid befor,
the House by the Speaker aud appropr
ately referred. Springer, of Illinois. pre-
sented a petition OF Owen G. Chase. VIII,
claims he was elected delegate for thu
territory of Cimaron, commonly known
as the Public Landstrip"
Immediately after adjournment Of the
House the Republicans met in caucus and
selected the following representatives to
serve ON the committee of elections
Romell. of Illinois; Houk, of Tennessee
Cooper, of Ohio; johnson, Of Indiana
and Lodge, of Massachusetts.